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Episode 442 - Conti Wants to Destroy Your Backups
September 30, 2021 09:37 - 18 minutes - 24.5 MBGood Morning and Welcome to the ProactiveIT Cyber Security Daily number 442 It is Thursday September 30th 2021. I am your host Scott Gombar and Conti Wants to Destroy Your Backups CISA releases tool to help orgs fend off insider threat risks Trucking giant Forward Air reports ransomware data breach Apple AirTag Zero-Day Weaponizes Trackers Conti Ransomware Expands Ability to Blow Up Backups Data Breaches Reported by Horizon House and Samaritan Center of Puget Sound PHI of 29,000 Patients Pote...
Episode 441 - What Happens When Microsoft 365 MFA Doesn’t Work?
September 29, 2021 10:42 - 14 minutes - 18.5 MBGood Morning and Welcome to the ProactiveIT Cyber Security Daily number 441 It is Wednesday September 29th 2021. I am your host Scott Gombar and What Happens When Microsoft 365 MFA Doesn’t Work? NSA, CISA share VPN security tips to defend against hackers FinFisher malware hijacks Windows Boot Manager with UEFI bootkit Twitter web client outage forces users to log out, blocks logins Microsoft 365 MFA outage locks users out of their accounts Class Action Lawsuits Filed Against San Diego Health ...
Episode 440 - Massive Attack Takes Out Numerous VoIP Providers
September 28, 2021 09:40 - 14 minutes - 18.8 MBGood Morning and Welcome to the ProactiveIT Cyber Security Daily number 440 It is Tuesday September 28th 2021. I am your host Scott Gombar and Massive Attack Takes Out Numerous VoIP Providers Microsoft: Nobelium uses custom malware to backdoor Windows domains Ethereum dev admits to helping North Korea evade crypto sanctions Bandwidth.com is latest victim of DDoS attacks against VoIP providers Fifth of Healthcare Providers Report Increase in Patient Mortality After a Ransomware Attack Data Bre...
Episode 439 - New Windows Flaw Exists in All Computers Shipped Since 2012
September 27, 2021 11:37 - 18 minutes - 23.4 MBGood Morning and Welcome to the ProactiveIT Cyber Security Daily number 439 It is Monday September 27th 2021. I am your host Scott Gombar and New Windows Flaw Exists in All Computers Shipped Since 2012 Exchange/Outlook Autodiscover Bug Spills $100K+ Email Passwords Urgent Chrome Update Released to Patch Actively Exploited Zero-Day Vulnerability VMware vCenter Server Vulnerability CVE-2021-22005 Under Active Exploit Windows 10 emergency update resolves KB5005565 app freezes, crashes Microsoft ...
Episode 438 - Farm Co-ops Are Being Targeted, What’s the Impact?
September 24, 2021 09:38 - 13 minutes - 17.9 MBGood Morning and Welcome to the ProactiveIT Cyber Security Daily number 438 It is Friday September 24th 2021. I am your host Scott Gombar and Farm Co-ops Are Being Targeted, What’s the Impact? Cisco Releases Security Updates for Multiple Products Apple Releases Security Updates CISA Releases Guidance: IPv6 Considerations for TIC 3.0 Hacking group used ProxyLogon exploits to breach hotels worldwide Crystal Valley Farm Coop Hit with Ransomware Ransomware Attacks Reported by Family Medical Cente...
Episode 437 - Conti is Escalating
September 23, 2021 10:18 - 19 minutes - 26.6 MBGood Morning and Welcome to the ProactiveIT Cyber Security Daily number 437 It is Thursday September 23rd 2021. I am your host Scott Gombar and Conti is Escalating How REvil May Have Ripped Off Its Own Affiliates Microsoft Warns of a Wide-Scale Phishing-as-a-Service Operation Hackers are scanning for VMware CVE-2021-22005 targets, patch now! FBI, CISA, and NSA warn of escalating Conti ransomware attacks U.S. Vision Subsidiary Reports Hacking Incident Affecting 180,000 Individuals August 2021 ...
Episode 436 - Who Wants to Join the Elon Musk Club?
September 20, 2021 11:32 - 17 minutes - 21.7 MBGood Morning and Welcome to the ProactiveIT Cyber Security Daily number 436 It is Monday September 20th 2021. I am your host Scott Gombar and Who Wants to Join the Elon Musk Club? Microsoft MSHTML Flaw Exploited by Ryuk Ransomware Gang AT&T Phone-Unlocking Malware Ring Costs Carrier $200M New Malware Targets Windows Subsystem for Linux to Evade Detection New "Elon Musk Club" crypto giveaway scam promoted via email Stolen Laptop Contained the PHI of Dignity Health Patients 1,738 Patients of Co...
Episode 435 - Just a Few Warnings to End the Week
September 17, 2021 10:15 - 11 minutes - 14.9 MBGood Morning and Welcome to the ProactiveIT Cyber Security Daily number 435 It is Friday September 17th 2021. I am your host Scott Gombar and Just a Few Warnings to End the Week REvil/Sodinokibi Ransomware Universal Decryptor Key Is Out Third Critical Bug Affects Netgear Smart Switches — Details and PoC Released. FBI-CISA-CGCYBER Advisory on APT Exploitation of ManageEngine ADSelfService Plus Vulnerability New Windows security updates break network printing Walgreens Covid-19 Test Registratio...
Episode 434 - Ransomware gang threatens to wipe decryption keys
September 16, 2021 11:36 - 15 minutes - 19.8 MBGood Morning and Welcome to the ProactiveIT Cyber Security Daily number 434 It is Thursday September 16th 2021. I am your host Scott Gombar and South Africa’s DOJ Hit with Ransomware, Ransomware gang threatens to wipe decryption keys, and Microsoft is going passwordless... Attackers Impersonate DoT in Two-Day Phishing Scam 3 Former U.S. Intelligence Officers Admit to Hacking for UAE Company Ransomware encrypts South Africa's entire Dept of Justice network Ransomware gang threatens to wipe dec...
Episode 433 - It’s the Sept 2021 Post Patch Tuesday Roundup
September 15, 2021 10:22 - 12 minutes - 16.2 MBGood Morning and Welcome to the ProactiveIT Cyber Security Daily number 433 It is Wednesday September 15th 2021. I am your host Scott Gombar and It’s the Sept 2021 Post Patch Tuesday Roundup Google Chromebook bug causes black screens after login BlackMatter ransomware hits medical technology giant Olympus Microsoft September 2021 Patch Tuesday fixes 2 zero-days, 60 flaws OCR Announces 20th Financial Penalty Under HIPAA Right of Access Enforcement Initiative Jackson Health Investigating Nurse ...
Episode 432 - REvil is Back, Windows 0-Day exploits are being shared, and more..
September 13, 2021 10:18 - 12 minutes - 16.5 MBGood Morning and Welcome to the ProactiveIT Cyber Security Daily number 432 It is Monday September 13th 2021. I am your host Scott Gombar and REvil is Back, Windows 0-Day exploits are being shared, and more.. WordPress Releases Security Update WhatsApp to Finally Let Users Encrypt Their Chat Backups in the Cloud Windows MSHTML zero-day exploits shared on hacking forums REvil ransomware is back in full attack mode and leaking data MyRepublic discloses data breach exposing government ID cards P...
Episode 431 - New Info on the Windows MSHTML Zero-Day
September 10, 2021 10:00 - 15 minutes - 19.4 MBGood Morning and Welcome to the ProactiveIT Cyber Security Daily number 431 It is Friday September 10th 2021. I am your host Scott Gombar and New Info on the Windows MSHTML Zero-Day Cisco Releases Security Updates for Multiple Products Citrix Releases Security Updates for Hypervisor ‘Azurescape’ Kubernetes Attack Allows Cross-Container Cloud Compromise Yandex is battling the largest DDoS in Russian Internet history Windows MSHTML zero-day defenses bypassed as new info emerges TX: Denton Count...
Episode 430 - Hackers leak passwords for 500,000 Fortinet VPN accounts
September 09, 2021 09:48 - 11 minutes - 14.4 MBGood Morning and Welcome to the ProactiveIT Cyber Security Daily number 430 It is Thursday September 9th 2021. I am your host Scott Gombar and Hackers leak passwords for 500,000 Fortinet VPN accounts Zoho Releases Security Update for ADSelfService Plus Mozilla Releases Security Updates for Firefox, Firefox ESR, and Thunderbird TeamTNT’s New Tools Target Multiple OS Howard University shuts down network after ransomware attack Hackers leak passwords for 500,000 Fortinet VPN accounts
Episode 429 - Is REvil Back?
September 08, 2021 10:07 - 12 minutes - 16.5 MBGood Morning and Welcome to the ProactiveIT Cyber Security Daily number 429 It is Wednesday September 8th 2021. I am your host Scott Gombar and Is REvil Back? Microsoft shares temp fix for ongoing Office 365 zero-day attacks Jenkins project's Confluence server hacked to mine Monero McDonald's leaks password for Monopoly VIP database to winners Ransomware gang threatens to leak data if victim contacts FBI, police REvil ransomware's servers mysteriously come back online
Episode 428 - US govt warns orgs to patch massively exploited Confluence bug
September 07, 2021 09:59 - 12 minutes - 15.8 MBGood Morning and Welcome to the ProactiveIT Cyber Security Daily number 428 It is Tuesday September 7th 2021. I am your host Scott Gombar and US govt warns orgs to patch massively exploited Confluence bug IoT Attacks Skyrocket, Doubling in 6 Months ProtonMail Shares Activist's IP Address With Authorities Despite Its "No Log" Claims Traffic Exchange Networks Distributing Malware Disguised as Cracked Software Netgear fixes severe security bugs in over a dozen smart switches US govt warns orgs...
Episode 427 - Bluetooth BrakTooth bugs could affect billions of devices
September 03, 2021 09:48 - 16 minutes - 21.1 MBGood Morning and Welcome to the ProactiveIT Cyber Security Daily number 427 It is Friday September 3rd 2021. I am your host Scott Gombar and Bluetooth BrakTooth bugs could affect billions of devices Cisco Patches Critical Authentication Bug With Public Exploit WhatsApp Photo Filter Bug Could Have Exposed Your Data to Remote Attackers Translated Conti ransomware playbook gives insight into attacks Atlassian Confluence flaw actively exploited to install cryptominers FBI warns of ransomware ga...
Episode 426 - If You Ever Want a Job Again Don’t Do This
September 02, 2021 10:38 - 18 minutes - 24.1 MBGood Morning and Welcome to the ProactiveIT Cyber Security Daily number 426 It is Thursday September 2nd 2021. I am your host Scott Gombar and If You Ever Want a Job Again Don’t Do This Google Releases Security Updates for Chrome Windows 10 KB5005101 Cumulative Update released with 34 fixes Feds Warn of Ransomware Attacks Ahead of Labor Day Microsoft: Windows Server 2022 is now generally available FTC bans stalkerware maker Spyfone from surveillance business Twitter adds Safety Mode to automa...
Episode 425 - Hive Ransomware is Actively Targeting Healthcare
September 01, 2021 11:47 - 11 minutes - 14.1 MBGood Morning and Welcome to the ProactiveIT Cyber Security Daily number 425 It is Wednesday September 1st 2021. I am your host Scott Gombar and Hive Ransomware is Actively Targeting Healthcare FBI-CISA Advisory on Ransomware Awareness for Holidays and Weekends Windows 11 will be released on October 5th to newer devices Microsoft 365 Usage Analytics now anonymizes user info by default Fortress Home Security Open to Remote Disarmament FBI Alert: Hive Ransomware is Actively Targeting Healthcare
Episode 424 - Microsoft shares guidance on securing Azure Cosmos DB accounts
August 31, 2021 11:03 - 13 minutes - 17.5 MBGood Morning and Welcome to the ProactiveIT Cyber Security Daily number 424 It is Tuesday August 31st 2021. I am your host Scott Gombar and Microsoft shares guidance on securing Azure Cosmos DB accounts CISA Adds Single-Factor Authentication to list of Bad Practices Microsoft Exchange ‘ProxyToken’ Bug Allows Email Snooping Windows Update will tell if you can upgrade to Windows 11 Google App bug blocks Android users from receiving, making calls Microsoft shares guidance on securing Azure Cosmo...
Episode 423 - T-Mo Updates (It’s Not Good).
August 30, 2021 11:34 - 14 minutes - 19.4 MBGood Morning and Welcome to the ProactiveIT Cyber Security Daily number 423 It is Monday August 30th 2021. I am your host Scott Gombar and T-Mo Updates (It’s Not Good). Windows 11 to only support one Intel 7th gen CPU, no AMD Zen 1 CPUs Boston Public Library discloses cyberattack, system-wide technical outage T-Mobile CEO: Hacker brute-forced his way through our network 48,000 Individuals Affected by Ransomware Attack on CarePointe ENT PHI of 9,800 Patients of Atlanta Allergy & Asthma Exposed...
Episode 422 - Microsoft and Google to invest billions to bolster US cybersecurity
August 27, 2021 11:57 - 19 minutes - 24.2 MBGood Morning and Welcome to the ProactiveIT Cyber Security Daily number 422 It is Friday August 27th 2021. I am your host Scott Gombar and Microsoft and Google to invest billions to bolster US cybersecurity Cisco Releases Security Updates for Multiple Products Ragnarok ransomware releases master decryptor after shutdown Synology: Multiple products impacted by OpenSSL RCE vulnerability FBI shares technical details for Hive ransomware Western Digital confirms speed crippling SN550 SSD flash cha...
Episode 421 - New Hampshire town loses $2.3 million to overseas scammers
August 26, 2021 11:22 - 19 minutes - 26.1 MBGood Morning and Welcome to the ProactiveIT Cyber Security Daily number 421 It is Thursday August 26th 2021. I am your host Scott Gombar and New Hampshire town loses $2.3 million to overseas scammers F5 Releases August 2021 Security Advisory OpenSSL Releases Security Update VMware Releases Security Updates for Multiple Products California Man Hacked iCloud Accounts to Steal Nude Photos New SideWalk Backdoor Targets U.S.-based Computer Retail Business Microsoft will add secure preview for Of...
Episode 420 - Ransomware Gang Leaves Clues
August 25, 2021 11:33 - 15 minutes - 20.4 MBGood Morning and Welcome to the ProactiveIT Cyber Security Daily number 420 It is Wednesday August 25th 2021. I am your host Scott Gombar and Ransomware Gang Leaves Clues Modified Version of WhatsApp for Android Spotted Installing Triada Trojan CISA Releases Five Pulse Secure-Related MARs Samsung can remotely disable their TVs worldwide using TV Block SteelSeries bug gives Windows 10 admin rights by plugging in a device New zero-click iPhone exploit used to deploy NSO spyware Ransomware gang'...
Episode 419 - the July HIPAA Breach Report Has Arrived
August 24, 2021 11:13 - 20 minutes - 26.4 MBGood Morning and Welcome to the ProactiveIT Cyber Security Daily number 419 It is Tuesday August 24th 2021. I am your host Scott Gombar and the July HIPAA Breach Report Has Arrived ProxyShell Attacks Pummel Unpatched Exchange Servers FBI: OnePercent Group Ransomware targeted US orgs since Nov 2020 Phishing campaign uses UPS.com XSS vuln to distribute malware Botnet targets hundreds of thousands of devices using Realtek SDK Nokia subsidiary discloses data breach after Conti ransomware attack H...
Episode 418 - Phone Companies’ Customer Data Exposed
August 23, 2021 13:15 - 23 minutes - 29.9 MBGood Morning and Welcome to the ProactiveIT Cyber Security Daily number 418 It is Monday August 23rd 2021. I am your host Scott Gombar and Phone Companies’ Customer Data Exposed Hurricane-Related Scams Critical Cisco Bug in Small Business Routers to Remain Unpatched Nigerian Threat Actors Solicit Employees to Deploy Ransomware for Cut of Profits Razer bug lets you become a Windows 10 admin by plugging in a mouse Microsoft Exchange servers being hacked by new LockFile ransomware T-Mobile data ...
Episode 417 - an Evasive Phishing Campaign Active Since July 2020
August 13, 2021 12:35 - 13 minutes - 18.3 MBGood Morning and Welcome to the ProactiveIT Cyber Security Daily number 417 It is Friday August 13th 2021. I am your host Scott Gombar and an Evasive Phishing Campaign Active Since July 2020 Mozilla Releases Security Updates for Thunderbird Ransomware Payments Explode Amid ‘Quadruple Extortion’ GitHub deprecates account passwords for authenticating Git operations Hackers now backdoor Microsoft Exchange using ProxyShell exploits Ransomware gang uses PrintNightmare to breach Windows servers Mic...
Episode 416 - LockBit hits Accenture with a Ransomware Attack.
August 12, 2021 11:16 - 19 minutes - 25.5 MBGood Morning and Welcome to the ProactiveIT Cyber Security Daily number 416 It is Thursday August 12th 2021. I am your host Scott Gombar and LockBit hits Accenture with a Ransomware Attack. Kaseya’s ‘Master Key’ to REvil Attack Leaked Online Bugs in Managed DNS Services Cloud Let Attackers Spy On DNS Traffic Microsoft confirms another Windows print spooler zero-day bug Hacker behind biggest cryptocurrency heist ever returns stolen funds Accenture Confirms LockBit Ransomware Attack Email Accou...
Episode 415 - It’s the August Post Patch Tuesday Episode
August 11, 2021 11:05 - 16 minutes - 20.8 MBGood Morning and Welcome to the ProactiveIT Cyber Security Daily number 415 It is Wednesday August 11th 2021. I am your host Scott Gombar and It’s the August Post Patch Tuesday Episode Citrix Releases Security Update for ShareFile Storage Zones Controller Adobe Releases Security Updates for Multiple Products Mozilla Releases Security Updates for Firefox SAP Releases August 2021 Security Updates Intel Releases Multiple Security Updates Microsoft revives deprecated RDCMan after fixing security...
Episode 414 - Ransomware Attacks on Synology NAS Devices.
August 10, 2021 13:38 - 15 minutes - 20.2 MBGood Morning and Welcome to the ProactiveIT Cyber Security Daily number 414 It is Tuesday August 10th 2021. I am your host Scott Gombar and Ransomware Attacks on Synology NAS Devices. Beware! New Android Malware Hacks Thousands of Facebook Accounts One million stolen credit cards leaked to promote carding market Microsoft adds Fusion ransomware attack detection to Azure Sentinel Synology warns of malware infecting NAS devices with ransomware Long Island Jewish Forest Hills Hospital Notifies P...
Episode 413 - Exchange Admins Patch NOW!
August 09, 2021 11:05 - 20 minutes - 26.2 MBGood Morning and Welcome to the ProactiveIT Cyber Security Daily number 413 It is Monday August 9th 2021. I am your host Scott Gombar and Exchange Admins Patch NOW! Ivanti Releases Security Update for Pulse Connect Secure Amazon Kindle Vulnerable to Malicious EBooks Zoom Settlement: An $85M Business Case for Security Investment Australian govt warns of escalating LockBit ransomware attacks Microsoft Exchange servers scanned for ProxyShell vulnerability, Patch Now Computer hardware giant GIGA...
Episode 412 - 73% of Businesses Suffered a Data Breach Linked to a Phishing Attack in the Past Year
August 06, 2021 10:26 - 21 minutes - 27.5 MBGood Morning and Welcome to the ProactiveIT Cyber Security Daily number 412 It is Friday August 6th 2021. I am your host Scott Gombar and 73% of Businesses Suffered a Data Breach Linked to a Phishing Attack in the Past Year Cisco Releases Security Updates VMware Releases Security Updates for Multiple Products Linux version of BlackMatter ransomware targets VMware ESXi servers CISA teams up with Microsoft, Google, Amazon to fight ransomware New DNS vulnerability allows 'nation-state level spy...
Episode 411 - Can You Trust Your Employees?
August 05, 2021 12:13 - 17 minutes - 22.2 MBGood Morning and Welcome to the ProactiveIT Cyber Security Daily number 411 It is Thursday August 5th 2021. I am your host Scott Gombar and Can You Trust Your Employees? Google Releases Security Updates for Chrome ‘I’m Calling About Your Car Warranty’, aka PII Hijinx Several Malware Families Targeting IIS Web Servers With Malicious Modules Energy group ERG reports minor disruptions after ransomware attack Cisco fixes critical, high severity pre-auth flaws in VPN routers LockBit ransomware rec...
Episode 410 - Critical Vulnerability Impacts at least 80% of US Hospitals
August 04, 2021 11:34 - 21 minutes - 27.9 MBGood Morning and Welcome to the ProactiveIT Cyber Security Daily number 410 It is Wednesday August 4th 2021. I am your host Scott Gombar and Critical Vulnerability Impacts at least 80% of US Hospitals Raccoon Stealer Bundles Malware, Propagates Via Google SEO Microsoft halts Windows 365 trials after running out of servers Windows 10 to automatically block potentially unwanted apps Windows PetitPotam attacks can be blocked using new method Ransomware Volumes Hit Record Highs as 2021 Wears On P...
Episode 409 - Emails from 27 US Attorneys’ offices breached by SolarWind’s hackers.
August 02, 2021 11:25 - 24 minutes - 31.3 MBGood Morning and Welcome to the ProactiveIT Cyber Security Daily number 409 It is Monday August 2nd 2021. I am your host Scott Gombar and Emails from 27 US Attorneys’ offices breached by SolarWind’s hackers. NSA Warns Public Networks are Hacker Hotbeds Novel Meteor Wiper Used in Attack that Crippled Iranian Train System DarkSide ransomware gang returns as new BlackMatter operation Remote print server gives anyone Windows admin privileges on a PC FBI warns investors of fraudsters posing as br...
Episode 408 - What Are the Most Exploited Vulnerabilities?
July 29, 2021 11:29 - 21 minutes - 28.4 MBGood Morning and Welcome to the ProactiveIT Cyber Security Daily number 408 It is Thursday July 29th 2021. I am your host Scott Gombar and What Are the Most Exploited Vulnerabilities? New US security memorandum bolsters critical infrastructure cybersecurity Biden: Severe cyberattacks could escalate to 'real shooting war' Critical Microsoft Hyper-V bug could haunt orgs for a long time Northern Ireland suspends vaccine passport system after data leak LockBit ransomware now encrypts Windows doma...
Episode 407 - Another Kaseya Problem??
July 27, 2021 12:11 - 15 minutes - 18.7 MBGood Morning and Welcome to the ProactiveIT Cyber Security Daily number 407 It is Tuesday July 27th 2021. I am your host Scott Gombar and Another Kaseya Problem?? Babuk Ransomware Gang Ransomed, New Forum Stuffed With Porn Microsoft Defender ATP now secures removable storage, printers Apple fixes zero-day affecting iPhones and Macs, exploited in the wild Researchers warn of unpatched Kaseya Unitrends backup vulnerabilities Paperwork Containing PHI of Oklahoma Heart Hospital Patients Accidenta...
Episode 406 - We’re Not Taking 2FA/MFA Seriously.
July 26, 2021 12:06 - 19 minutes - 25.2 MBGood Morning and Welcome to the ProactiveIT Cyber Security Daily number 406 It is Monday July 26th 2021. I am your host Scott Gombar and We’re Not Taking 2FA/MFA Seriously. FIN7’s Liquor Lure Compromises Law Firm with Backdoor Microsoft 365 drops support for Internet Explorer 11 in August Microsoft shares mitigations for new PetitPotam NTLM relay attack Fake Windows 11 installers now used to infect you with malware MacOS malware steals Telegram accounts, Google Chrome data Apple fixes bug tha...
Episode 405 - 740 ransomware victims named on data leak sites in the 2nd quarter
July 23, 2021 11:42 - 20 minutes - 26.4 MBGood Morning and Welcome to the ProactiveIT Cyber Security Daily number 405 It is Friday July 23rd 2021. I am your host Scott Gombar and 740 ransomware victims named on data leak sites in the 2nd quarter Cisco Releases Security Updates Drupal Releases Security Updates Critical Jira Flaw in Atlassian Could Lead to RCE Phish Swims Past Email Security With Milanote Pages Kaseya obtains universal decryptor for REvil ransomware victims Akamai DNS global outage takes down major websites, online se...
Episode 404 - The June 2021 HIPAA Breach Report Has Arrived
July 22, 2021 11:13 - 18 minutes - 24.6 MBGood Morning and Welcome to the ProactiveIT Cyber Security Daily number 404 It is Thursday July 22nd 2021. I am your host Scott Gombar and The June 2021 HIPAA Breach Report Has Arrived Apple Releases Security Updates Google Releases Security Updates for Chrome Adobe Releases Security Updates for Multiple Products Malware Targeting Pulse Secure Devices MacOS Being Picked Apart by $49 XLoader Data Stealer NPM Package Steals Passwords via Chrome’s Account-Recovery Tool Chinese state hackers bre...
Episode 403 - The Vulnerabilities Keep Coming, And Some Never Left
July 21, 2021 11:01 - 21 minutes - 28 MBGood Morning and Welcome to the ProactiveIT Cyber Security Daily number 403 It is Wednesday July 21st 2021. I am your host Scott Gombar and The Vulnerabilities Keep Coming, And Some Never Left Citrix Releases Security Updates Fortinet Releases Security Updates for FortiManager and FortiAnalyzer Oracle Releases July 2021 Critical Patch Update 16-Year-Old HP Printer-Driver Bug Impacts Millions of Windows Machines DuckDuckGo's new email privacy service forwards tracker-free messages Microsoft T...
Episode 402 - China Named in Cyber Threat Activities
July 20, 2021 11:01 - 22 minutes - 29.9 MBGood Morning and Welcome to the ProactiveIT Cyber Security Daily number 402 It is Tuesday July 20th 2021. I am your host Scott Gombar and China Named in Cyber Threat Activities Ruthless Attackers Target Florida Condo Collapse Victims Leaked NSO Group Data Hints at Widespread Pegasus Spyware Infections Five Critical Password Security Rules Your Employees Are Ignoring Microsoft takes down domains used to scam Office 365 users U.S. Government Releases Indictment and Several Advisories Detailing...
Episode 401 - Law Firm for Fortune 500 Hit With Ransomware & Data Breach
July 19, 2021 11:53 - 19 minutes - 25.3 MBGood Morning and Welcome to the ProactiveIT Cyber Security Daily number 401 It is Monday July 19th 2021. I am your host Scott Gombar and Law Firm for Fortune 500 Hit With Ransomware & Data Breach Google Releases Security Updates for Chrome Cisco Releases Security Updates Windows 11 features, expected release date, and latest news HelloKitty ransomware is targeting vulnerable SonicWall devices D-Link issues hotfix for hard-coded password router vulnerabilities Critical Cloudflare CDN flaw allo...
Episode 400 - A Critical Ransomware Risk Warning from SonicWall
July 16, 2021 11:22 - 15 minutes - 20.6 MBGood Morning and Welcome to the ProactiveIT Cyber Security Daily number 400 It is Thursday July 15th 2021. I am your host Scott Gombar and A Critical Ransomware Risk from SonicWall Windows Hello Bypass Fools Biometrics Safeguards in PCs BazarBackdoor sneaks in through nested RAR and ZIP archives Google Chrome will add HTTPS-First Mode to keep your data safe Google: Russian SVR hackers targeted LinkedIn users with Safari zero-day SonicWall warns of 'critical' ransomware risk to EOL SMA 100 VP...
Episode 399 - A Critical Ransomware Risk Warning from SonicWall
July 15, 2021 11:10 - 19 minutes - 25.3 MBGood Morning and Welcome to the ProactiveIT Cyber Security Daily number 399 It is Thursday July 15th 2021. I am your host Scott Gombar and A Critical Ransomware Risk Warning from SonicWall Windows Hello Bypass Fools Biometrics Safeguards in PCs BazarBackdoor sneaks in through nested RAR and ZIP archives Google Chrome will add HTTPS-First Mode to keep your data safe Google: Russian SVR hackers targeted LinkedIn users with Safari zero-day SonicWall warns of 'critical' ransomware risk to EOL SMA...
Episode 398 - It’s the July 2021 Post Patch Tuesday Roundup
July 14, 2021 11:18 - 17 minutes - 22.4 MBGood Morning and Welcome to the ProactiveIT Cyber Security Daily number 398 It is Wednesday July 14th 2021. I am your host Scott Gombar and It’s the July 2021 Post Patch Tuesday Roundup Unpatched Critical RCE Bug Allows Industrial, Utility Takeovers Critical Flaws Reported in Etherpad — a Popular Google Docs Alternative Amazon starts rolling out Ring end-to-end encryption globally Adobe updates fix 28 vulnerabilities in 6 programs Microsoft July 2021 Patch Tuesday fixes 9 zero-days, 117 flaws...
Episode 397 - SolarWinds patches critical vulnerability
July 13, 2021 10:33 - 10 minutes - 13.1 MBGood Morning and Welcome to the ProactiveIT Cyber Security Daily number 397 It is Tuesday July 13th 2021. I am your host Scott Gombar and SolarWinds patches critical vulnerability Critical ForgeRock Access Management Vulnerability Microsoft fixes Outlook crash issues when using Search bar Fashion retailer Guess discloses data breach after ransomware attack SolarWinds patches critical Serv-U vulnerability exploited in the wild Wisconsin Dermatology Practice Reports Data Breach Affecting 4,400 ...
Episode 396 - Kaseya patches VSA vulnerabilities
July 12, 2021 11:13 - 20 minutes - 25.7 MBGood Morning and Welcome to the ProactiveIT Cyber Security Daily number 396 It is Monday July 12th 2021. I am your host Scott Gombar and Kaseya patches VSA vulnerabilities Oil & Gas Targeted in Year-Long Cyber-Espionage Campaign Lazarus Targets Job-Seeking Engineers with Malicious Documents Microsoft's Windows Cloud PC service almost here - What we know so far Mint Mobile hit by a data breach after numbers ported, data accessed FBI warns cryptocurrency owners, exchanges of ongoing attacks Ins...
Episode 395 - Malware Through Live Chat Support
July 09, 2021 11:56 - 13 minutes - 16.9 MBGood Morning and Welcome to the ProactiveIT Cyber Security Daily number 395 It is Friday July 9th 2021. I am your host Scott Gombar and Malware Through Live Chat Support Cisco Releases Security Updates for Multiple Products Critical vulnerabilities in Philips Vue PACS devices could allow remote takeover REvil victims are refusing to pay after flawed Kaseya ransomware attack Windows security update KB5004945 breaks printing on Zebra printers Morgan Stanley reports data breach after vendor Acce...
Episode 394 - The Nightmare Continues
July 08, 2021 11:43 - 16 minutes - 21.4 MBGood Morning and Welcome to the ProactiveIT Cyber Security Daily number 394 It is Thursday July 8th 2021. I am your host Scott Gombar and The Nightmare Continues MacOS Targeted in WildPressure APT Malware Campaign Kaspersky Password Manager caught out making easily bruteforced passwords Fake Kaseya VSA security update backdoors networks with Cobalt Strike Microsoft: PrintNightmare now patched on all Windows versions Ransomware Attacks Reported by 5 HIPAA Covered Entities and Business Associat...
Episode 393 - Updates to the Kaseya Attack
July 07, 2021 19:22 - 23 minutes - 31.2 MBGood Morning and Welcome to the ProactiveIT Cyber Security Daily number 393 It is Wednesday July 7th 2021. I am your host Scott Gombar and Updates to the Kaseya Attack Western Digital Users Face Another RCE Microsoft pushes emergency update for Windows PrintNightmare zero-day US warns of action against ransomware gangs if Russia refuses Hacker dumps private info of pro-Trump GETTR social network members Microsoft 365 to let SecOps lock hacked Active Directory accounts Kaseya Patches Imminent ...